pinch

n. கிள்ளுதல், நெருடுதல், நுள்ளல், கடிப்பு, நெரிப்பு, வேதனை, சிட்டிகையளவு, நெருக்கடி வேளை, அவசர நொடிக்கட்டம், (வினை.) கிள்ளு, நுள்ளு, நெருடு, நசுக்கு, வருத்து, கடிப்புறுத்து, நோவுறுத்து, நோவால் நௌதயப்பண்ணு, கொல்முனைமுறி, தொல்லையளி, பணம் பிடுங்கு, சுரண்டு, கைக்கடிப்பாயிரு, பிசுணித்தனஞ் செய், கருமித்தனம் பண்ணு, கஞ்சத்தனங் காட்டு, தாற்றுக்கோலால் ஊக்கு, காற்றோட்டத்துக்கு மிக அணிமையாகக் கலத்தை இயக்கு.

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Pinch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinching.] Etym: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies. 2. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.] He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. Chapman. 3. To plait. [Obs.] Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. Chaucer. 4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money. Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. Sir W. Raleigh. 5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4. Pinch, v. i. 1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches." 2. (Hunt.) Defn: To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.] 3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. Gower. The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare. Franklin. To pinch at, to find fault with; to take exception to. [Obs.] Chaucer. Pinch, n. 1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip. 2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff. 3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." Shak. 4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar. At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on a pinch read a little Latin.